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Upgrading Win XP to Windows 7 You
undoubtedly know by now that you cannot just upgrade from Windows XP to
Windows 7. You must do a clean install of the new operating System. So
how do you preserve all your old data and all the programs
that you have installed under Win XP. It may sound complicated but we
show you a step by step process that even a newbie can follow.
Check it out.
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Digital Photo Group
- The next
meeting will be held this
Thursday, February 11th at the CCCC Hyannis campus. All
meetings will start at 1:30pm The theme for the February meeting is
Travel
Participants may view the photos submitted for the meeting by
clicking here.
If you would like to comment on them online, visit the Digital Photo
Blog link on the left of this page |
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Web Sites |
Amazing Number of
Instructional Videos
This site
contains an awesome number of "how to" videos in thirty seven categories
from how to make wine, how to include special effects in Photoshop plus
many, many more..
Windows Clipboard Extender
This is
a simple program that
extends the capability of the Windows clipboard.
QUICKPASTE stores up to nine strings that can quickly be placed
on the clipboard with a click on its systems tray icon. It is a FREE
download and
you can get it here.
Multi
Engine Virus Scanner
This
is a
FREE service that allows you to scan a local file or a remote file or
web address with 24 Antivirus Engines, Update the file or web site and
you will get the results of the search
Get
it here.
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Microsoft Warns of
Record Patch Tuesday, 2/9/2010
Microsoft issued its
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for
February 2010 yesterday.
The notice warns that Patch Tuesday February 9th
will see 13 security bulletins, tying October 2009
for the most security bulletins released in a single
month. Microsoft will be releasing 13
bulletins--five rated Critical, seven rated
Important, and one rated Moderate--addressing 26
vulnerabilities. Eleven of the bulletins affect
Windows and the remaining two affect Office.
Microsoft
Accidently Reveals Office Promotion
Microsoft has accidentally posted details about a
promotion it will be running for those who buy
Office 2007 a few months before and after the
release of Office 2010 in June 2010. It is called
the "Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee
Program," though Redmond is not yet ready to
announce it. Microsoft has not disclosed an Office
2010 Technology Guarantee. Customers who purchase a
copy of Office 2007, with or without a new PC, from
an authorized reseller between March 5, 2010 and
September 30, 2010 qualify for the promotion. They
must install and activate Office 2007 by September
30, 2010 and request their free Office 2010 product
by October 31, 2010 using an activated Office 2007
Product Key and a dated sales receipt. Office 2010
will be available for a free download for those that
qualify, though discs will be orderable for a fee.
All About
Open DNS
To understand how OpenDNS
works, we need to have a little Internet lesson.
To locate Web sites, computers use IP numbers. But numbers like
66.210.246.140 are difficult to memorize. That's where DNS (domain name system)
comes in. DNS allows us to use names like www.microsoft.com instead of numbers. Behind the scenes, computers still work with IP numbers. Lists of matching
names and numbers are kept by DNS servers. Enter an address, and your browser
requests the matching number from a DNS server. This lookup process takes time. DNS servers typically keep only partial
lists. Often, one request is forwarded through several servers. Many are halfway
around the globe.
OpenDNS is a free service that accelerates this process. OpenDNS servers keep
more complete lists than other DNS servers. Also, your browser's requests go to
the OpenDNS server closest to you.
You don't have to download anything to use OpenDNS. You simply change
settings on your computer. The OpenDNS site includes instructions for changing
these settings in Windows. There are also instructions for those who connect
through routers.You can block inappropriate content by simply checking category boxes. So, to
block all social-networking sites, you check that box. Ditto for adult content
and file-sharing networks. Of course, you can also permission sites by name. You
manage the sites using the Dashboard in
OpenDNS.
You can enable DNS on individual computers. If you
have a network, you can apply it to every computer.
OpenDNS can also protect you from Web address misspellings. Misspelled
addresses often lead to advertisers who profit from accidental visitors. OpenDNS
corrects common misspellings on the fly to deliver the sites you want.
Open DNS has a FREE version
or you may opt for the better paid version for only
$10/year.
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Yahoo
Email - Display Images in Yahoo Mail
As a rule, Y ahoo
doesn't allow images to be downloaded automatically,
except for those from people in your contact list. This
is all in an effort to increase security. Just log in to
your Yahoo! Mail account and click on Options
(in the upper-right hand corner) then Mail Options. .In the
next screen click on Spam in the left
pane, then put a dot next to Always show images, except in Spam folder.
Email
Clients - Saving Long Emails
If you need to write a long email or are writing an
email where you must wait for some input, how can you
temporarily save that email until you are ready to send.
Well, it differ with different email clients.
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Outlook Express, Outlook, Thunderbird - go to File /
Save or Save As and it will put it in the
Drafts folder. As you make changes, just hit Ctrl+S and it will
update. Once you're ready to send, double click the message in your Drafts
folder to open it and click send. Off it goes!
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Web-based email services such as AOL and Gmail
usually have a similar feature.
In AOL just click Send Later (located
just below Send Now".
This will save it in a Mail Waiting to be Sent folder in your Filing Cabinet.
This draft can be edited (each time you click Send Later revs ions will be
made).
Gmail
 has a
Save Now button above and below the message area, too. Just click
it and your message gets saved to your Drafts folder. Gmail also auto-saves to
your drafts, just in case you don't!
Google
Earth - Block Your Home From Google Earth
Ever since
the Google Street View program was released in May 2007, many
people have been complaining about the privacy issues
associated with it. If you are one who doesn't want you
residence to show up on Google Earth, here is what you
do.
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Open
Google Maps -Street View.
Click on the Privacy link. Scroll down the
page until you reach How to Report a Concern.
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Find the
image you want to block by searching in Google
Earth
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Click
Report a problem in the bottom-left
of the image window.
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Complete
the form and click Submit. Google will then
review and inform you of their decision.
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